Elina Shatkin

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KTCHN 105 Seeks Prep Cook

Downtown Los Angeles supper club KTCHN 105 is looking for a prep cook/dishwasher. How do we know? They posted on their Facebook page. What does it entail? Prepping food and washing dishes. How do you apply? Call: (714) 720-2260......
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Flying Pink Pig Porno, Part 2

The hubbub has finally died down from the "Flying Pink Pig" fiasco, but the taco-based double entendres have not. The original food truck-themed porn movie, for which Flying Pig owner Joe Kim may or may not have knowingly rented his truck to XXX filmmaker Erica McLean, is getting a sequel,......
Bouchon Bakery in Las Vegas; Credit: Cathy Chaplin / gas•tron•o•my

Bouchon Bakery Coming to LA + Sunday Suppers

Bouchon fanatics who can't get enough of Thomas Keller's bread and pastries can cheer up because Bouchon Bakery is set to open August 17th in Beverly Hills. Pastry chef Roy Shvartzapel will be overseeing croissants, pastries, muffins and the bakery's signature Kouign-amman, a doughy cake from Breton with sugar sprinkled......
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The Moth + Good Food: Tall & Tasty Tales

Want to listen to some tall, tasty food-related tales or share one of your own? KCRW's "Good Food" partners with monthly story slam event The Moth for a hunger-inducing (or dampening) evening of live stories. NOTE: Arrive at the venue at least one hour before doors open to ensure entry,......
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Food Truck Friday: Lidia's Dominican Kitchen

It's love at first bite with Lidia's Dominican Kitchen (@lidiaskitchen), a food truck run by someone who actually knows how to cook, not someone who's just itching to cash in on a trend. It no doubt helps that owner Lidia Ramirez ran a catering company, so she has both the......
A 1772 portrait of author and gout sufferer Samuel Johnson by Sir Joshua Reynolds.; Credit: Tate Gallery

Gout Levels Continue to Rise

Once known as the disease of kings (as well as 18th century essayists and 21st century food writers), the prevalence of gout has risen steadily in the past two decades, according to a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatism. Nearly 8.3 million Americans, or about 4% of the adult population,......
Chef Imran Ali of Tantra / 3705 Sunset Blvd.

Tantra in Silver Lake Becoming… Something

If you've seen the big wooden signs boarding up the front of Tantra, the Silver Lake venue that couldn't really decide whether it wanted to be a credible Indian restaurant or a Bollywood-themed nightclub and so did both poorly for far too long, you know that Spacecraft has been revamping......
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Perch: Downtown's New Rooftop Bar [Photo Gallery]

Though its planned May debut was delayed by a couple months, Perch, downtown L.A.'s newest rooftop bar is finally open. The rooftop bar takes up three floors near the corner of Fourth and Hill streets, offering lovely views of Bunker Hill to the north and Pershing Square to the south......